Family tradition states he had no time for daughters. May have been disapproval of sister Mary who had several illegitimate children
Occupation - Miller (Journeyman), Later a miner.
Lived on income
Lived at manor House Bishop Middleham NOT there during 1851 census
Possessed a stuffed crocodile which reportedly came from Headlam HallExtract:1881 British Census
Dwelling: Bishop Middleham
Census Place: Bishop Middleham, Durham, England
Source: FHL Film 1342179 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4901 Folio 83 Page 12
Household:
Richard CHAPMAN M 62 M Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England Rel: Head Occ: Labourer At Coal Pit Out Of Work
Esther CHAPMAN M 54 F Bp Middleham, Durham, England Rel: Wife
Richard CHAPMAN U 27 M Bp Middleham, Durham, England Rel: Son Occ: Limestone Quarryman
John CHAPMAN U 22 M Durham, Durham, England Rel: Son Occ: Limestone Quarryman
George CHAPMAN U 20 M Durham, Durham, England Rel: Son Occ: Labourer At Brewery
Esther CHAPMAN U 18 F Durham, Durham, England Rel: Daur Occ: Servant
Annie CHAPMAN U 9 F Bp Middleham, Durham, England Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar
Alfred FAROBERT 2 M Smarlesworth, York, England Rel: GrdsonBoth the age stated on the census and the age stated on his gravestone support his birth in 1819 rather than 1821 indicated by his christening
18. William Walker
1871 census indicates born after April 1836 at Egglescliffe Co. Durham the son of William Walker who may have been a lieutenant in the Northumberland Light Infantry (1871 census)
Not baptised in Egglescliffe
Occupation : Platelayer (1856)
Farm Labourer (1862)
Green Husbandman (1871)
General Labourer (1881)
1881 census gives birthplace as Norsal, York, England.
Dwelling: Bishop Middleham
Census Place: Bishop Middleham, Durham, England
Source: FHL Film 1342179 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4901 Folio 83 Page 11
William Walker Rel: Head, Married, Age 45, Male, Birthplace Norsal, York, England Occ: General Labourer
Mary Walker Rel: Wife, Married, Age 50, Female, Birthplace: Hart, Durham, England
Mary Walker Rel: Daur, Unmarried, Age 23, Female, Birthplace: Hart, Durham, England Occ: Servant Out Of Place
John Walker Rel: Son, Unmarried, Age 22, Male, Birthplace: Hart, Durham, England Occ: Bricklayer
Robert Walker Rel: Son, Unmarried, Age 20, Male, Birthplace: Hart, Durham, England Occ: Bricklayer
Annie Walker Rel: Daur, Unmarried, Age 16, Female, Birthplace: Hart, Durham, England Occ: Servant Out Of Place Through Illness
Thomas Walker Rel: Son, Age 14, Male, Birthplace: Hart, Durham, England Occ: Farm Labourer
Frederick G. Walker Rel: Son, Age 9, Male, Birthplace: Stockton, Durham, England Occ: Scholar
Thomas Moody Rel: Boarder, Widow, Age 29, Male, Birthplace: Stockton, Durham, England Occ: Brass Finisher Out Of Work (possible cousin of wife)
Annie E. Moody Rel: Boarder, Age 5, Female, Birthplace: Stockton, Durham, England Occ: Scholar
Alice J. Moody Rel: Boarder, Age 2, Female, Birthplace: Stockton, Durham, Englandgen labourer in 1881
sexton in 1892
died aged 66 yrs quarryman in 1883
19. Mary Grieveson
died aged 69 yrs
20. John Marshall
Occupation - Mill owner in Kirkaldy Fife
Lost all his money when the Glasgow bank failed and then moved to England
Brick manufacturer in 1887
Address 17 Woodhave St. (1887)BURIAL: There are a number of Marshall family graves in Westhoe Cemetery, County Durham, England. The description given to me was 'On the right. Large stones. Nearer the edge than the middle.' - source Nora (Nee Marshall)
Occupation sea Pilot in 1865 (captain)
Well known. Death recorded in the South Shields Gazette
Lived at 114 fort St., South Shields, Co. Durham, Eng. in 1887
Died 1901/1902 age about 70
Buried St Stephens Cemetery South Shields
24. James Marr
Family tradition states James Marr died at age 58 ie 1856 There is a death of a James Marr recorded in the March quarter 1855 Newcastle T 10b 77. His wife Sarah is recorded as a widow in the 1851 census however. Could it be that Sarah when asked her marital status replied something like 'I'm a widow to the Tyne' and the enumerator took her at her word?
He was supposed to have ran 10 to 12 keelboats on the River Tyne. Keelboats were shallow draught boats which carried the coal from the collieries up river from Newcastle where it was transferred to ships. The keel boats were made famous in a traditional Geordie song 'The Keel Row'. See http://www.jaydax.co.uk/showcase/themes/rivertyne/tynebridge.html for the tune but remember the bridges shown there have replaced the much lower ones from the Keelboat time.
There seems to have been two types of keelmen. At first the keels were smaller boats, rowed by two men and a boy, which loaded coal from collieries upstream. The word "keel" is from an Anglo-Saxon derivation meaning ship, but on the Tyne and Wear it was applied to a clumsy great oval, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying twenty tons of coal at a time from the dykes or staiths upriver to the collier ships at berth in the harbour. According to Maxine Baker, 'The boat was steered by two men known as "keel bullies". They used a large oar at the stern which was called a "swarpe". A pole with an iron point was used in shallow water - called a "pug" on the Tyne. They would walk up and down the boat wielding these and pushing the boat along, in a similar way to that used in punts. The keelmen were famous for their hard lives, drinking and knocking their wives around.'
'Keelmen ferried coal on keel boats to collier ships on the Tyne and formed a distinct community in the Sandgate area of Newcastle. They demonstrated against poor wages in the 1650s and 70s. In the late 18th century coal staithes enabled coal to be loaded directly from rail wagons onto ships. This threatened the smaller Keelmens' livelihood and the Newcastle and Sunderland keelmen often resorted to vandalising the staithes that would ultimately bring an end to their trade.' - http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/the_north_east/history/coal/1500_1800/
Later bigger boats were used which loaded coal from the staithes and took it downstream to waiting colliers
The river was shallow. The bar at Tynemouth cleared only six feet at low tide. The river was not navigable even for the sturdy coal carrying vessels of the day. Captain Cooks Endeavour was one such vessel. They had to tie up at North Shields barely 1 1/2 miles from the estuary bar. How then to get the coal from Newcastle and it's surroundings the nine miles down the river to North Shields? The answer was the keel boat. Coal was delivered to the river by drag train or steam to massive wooden constructions known as staithes. The different levels enabled the coal to be loaded at different states of the tide. The keel boat was about 40ft (12.2m) long, and 20ft (6.1m) across, the boat was clinker built with an almost oval, but not flat bottom. These boats can be found in the history of the Tyne in the 14th century. They were each designed to carry 8 Newcastle Chaldrons, which was estimated to be between 21 and 25 tons. Each of the boats were crewed by four men, the "skipper", the "Haddrack" who steered the boat and two "Hillie's" who poled the vessel along, keeping it clear of the shoals. When you think that a "Collier" carried some 580 tons, then it took 23 keels to load a ship. The keelman loaded up to 25 tons of coal and then rowed on the ebb tide, assisted by a rudimentary sail if the wind was favourable, the nine miles to North Shields. The keel man then off loaded his load through the fore hatch of the collier into the hold himself before rowing back to Newcastle on the flood tide. The wage for the crew 19 shillings and sixpence.
In 1712 it is estimated that there were 1600 keel men working the Tyne (400 keels), however by 1800, this figured had doubled to over 3200 keel men. The keel men of the Tyne very concerned with the Welfare of their fellow workers thus they built a hospital in Newcastle. But also they were a very militant group, and fought hard to get the best deal for the workers, however, with the coming of steam this caused a reduction of the keels. During one strike in the 1830's, a steam engine from Wylam was placed on a keel, and paddle blades fitted to the wheels to tow keels up and down the Tyne.
Eventually by the 1890s, the Tyne was dredged so that ships were able to load directly from the collier's staithes and the keelmen and their boats disappeared. For more information on the keel boats try here.
25. Sarah Hall
There was some possible doubt over Sarah's maiden name. Her son James's birth certificate gives:
Name and Maiden Surname of Mother : Sarah Marr late Hall formerly Wanless
However on the marriage register she signs:
Sarah Wanless X her mark
Does this mean she was born Wanless and had a first marriage to a Hall
or
Was born Hall and had a first marriage to a Wanless?Census 1851 Low Walker, Longbenton, Northumberland, England provides the answer:
* Parish or Township of Longbenton, Village of Low Walker
Enum No 54 Scotch Row(? Sarah MARR Head Widow 42 Newcastle Allsaints John WANLASS Son Un 20 Labourer Newcastle Allsaints Margaret MARR Dau Un 15 At Home Newcastle Allsaints James MARR Son, 12 Errand Boy Newcastle Allsaints Joseph MARR Son 5 Newcastle Allsaints John SHOTTON Lodger Mar 24 Labourer Newcastle Allsaints Isabella SHOTTON Wife Mar 22 Newcastle Allsaints [Isabella SHOTTON seems to be the eldest child of Sarah Marr by her first marriage to Edward Wanless]
The son John WANLASS provides the clue - she was first married to a WANLASS and was born a HALLSarah seems to have been attracted to strong men. Her first husband was a smith and James Marr, her second husband, was a keelman - a breed famous for their strength.
Census 1871 Byker St. Anthony's, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England* St. Anthony's Quay, Byker St. Anthony's (RG12/
Sarah Marr, hd, widow, 63, formerly laundress, Newcastle
27. Ann Bainbridge
Extract:1881 British Census
Dwelling: 24 Albion Row
Census Place: Newcastle On Tyne All Sts, Northumberland, England
Source: FHL Film 1342223 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 5066 Folio 22 Page 8
Household:
Ann GULLON
Widow Age 77 Female Birthplace:Newcastle, Northumberland, England
Relelationship to head of household: Head
William ROBSON
Unmarried Age:48 Male Birthplace: Berwick On Tweed, Northumberland, England
Relelationship to head of household: Lodger
Occupation: RopemakerDEATH: Died at 24 Albion Row, Newcastle
28. Robert Foggan
1851 - cordwainer, married, living at Bedlington
1861 - shoemaker, employing 6 men, married, living at Main St.,
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29. Dorothy Pattison
1851 - married, living at Bedlington
1861 - married, living at Main St., Bedlington
1871
1881 - boot & shoe dealer, widow, living at Front St.,
Bedlington1891 - shopkeeper, widow, living with 1 servant at High St.,
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